Sanchez Elementary School

Sanchez Elementary School

Austin ISD’s 2017 Bond called for the construction of a single, modernized elementary school at the Metz, Sánchez or Zavala campus. As advised by a community planning team, the AISD Board of Trustees approved a $25 million investment in Sánchez Elementary School, funding the complete modernization of the campus as one of 17 new or modernized campuses.

The modernized Sánchez Elementary will open in early 2021 and include flexible learning spaces, natural light, outdoor classrooms, and new media technology. A modernized school allows students to be active learners in 21st-century learning spaces as they collaborate, use technology, and move within the classroom.

While Sánchez is being modernized, students will be located at Metz or Zavala Elementary schools. The decision of where the Sánchez campus will be co-located has not been finalized.

In order to modernize Sánchez, the building will temporarily close, while the design and construction experts plan the modernized school. A Campus Architectural Team, made up of parents, staff and community members, will provide input into the design of the modernized Sánchez. Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2020.